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Donald Trump: “They've done no business, literally, they've done no…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Gaggles with Press on Air Force One En Route Anchorage, AK, May 15, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 03:19

And he wants them to open up the strait. But as he said, they closed it and then you closed them with a smile. And it's true. We control the strain. And They've done no business, literally, they've done no business in the last two and a half weeks, which is approximately $500 million a day. So we have. We're doing very well on all fronts. But, sir. Now, before we leave Taiwan. Mr. President, President Xi said that there was a risk of conflict with the US Over Taiwan. (03:19–03:29)

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Asserts that [Iran] has done no business in the last two and a half weeks, losing approximately $500 million a day.

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